Job Title: Data Engineer II
Description: In this role, you'll be building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions.
Experience: 2 –4 years Location: Chennai, India
We're looking for a Data Engineer with 2–4 years of experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate has strong SQL, solid data warehousing and dimensional modeling skills, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms — preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
You'll work with business stakeholders, analysts, and engineering teams to build reliable data solutions that power reporting, analytics, and AI-driven initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
Develop data models, dimensional schemas, and data marts for analytics and reporting.
Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across platforms.
Optimize SQL queries and pipelines for performance and cost.
Partner with analytics teams to turn data requirements into technical solutions and curated datasets.
Required Skills
2–4 years in Data Engineering with strong ETL/ELT and pipeline design experience.
Advanced SQL and a strong grasp of data warehousing, dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas, and facts/dimensions/metrics.
Hands-on GCP experience (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Composer, Pub/Sub, etc.).
Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation.
Preferred (Added Advantage)
GCP Professional certification(s) and/or AI/ML certifications.
Familiarity with lakehouse architectures, Databricks, or data governance tools.
Looker/LookML semantic modeling and dashboard development.
Understanding of BI/reporting concepts; experience with tools like Looker, Power BI, or Tableau.
Who we are:
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
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Job: Engineering
Job Family: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: OCTO
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Req ID: 24707